YORUBA ESHU FIGURE

A carved wooden figure shown blowing hunting whistle made of wood on circular base. The male figure has a long headdress and facial scars. Wears necklace of strings of cowrie shells threaded on leathe

A group of 3 Yoruba sculptures. 20th century. ++ Congo style stool with animal and figure. DRC ++ West African equestrian figure fragment. ++ Kneeling Yoruba Eshu figure. Nigeria ++ West African style

A fine carved wooden Yoruba Eshu figure with indigo organic pigments and cowrie shell decorations that relate to divination ritual. Eshu is the Embodiment of the principle of uncertainty in the Yoruba

Yoruba Eshu charm figure, ex. J.J. Klejman, 20th c., Yoruba Egba Peoples, Nigeria, carved wood, cowrie shells strung on hide cord, remnants of blue paint, on custom wood and metal stand, see #2 on att

African Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria. Figure depicting Eshu, the trickster, chief messenger of the creator, which has a tall hairdo and once held two calabashes. Carved wood, 19th Century. The f

A group of 3 West African objects. 20th century.++ Nigeria desiccated head fragment. Possible Bembe. Late 19th-20th century. ++ Yoruba Eshu staff with kneeling figure. Nigeria. ++ Oron wood post. Nige

An Eshu figure with cowries. Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century. 27" x 9 1/2". Provenance: The Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

A very fine and rare old Shango staff with cowrie shell adornment and signs of field use. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure has an old label on the side as well as an old Sotheby's Park Bern

A very rare Old Yoruba Divination Idol , Oduoso or a Ikin Ifa , used in the divination rituals and related to the Cult of Eshu, the Yoruba Trickster god. The figure has a heavy encrusted surface and i

A YORUBA ESHU OR SHANGO WITH BEADS, 56.5" TOTAL AND 13" FIGURE PROPERTY FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF JANINE AND JOSEF GUGLER. SEE ALSO THE WILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART.

A finely carved old wooden Eshu staff with a finely crafted figure shown holding two ritual objects. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The staff measures 11.25 inches tall on simple metal base.

Yoruba, Nigeria, 9" each, East Coast Collection pre 1975, idiosyncratic, twin figures w/ muliple layers of worn paint and attached cowrie shell rope on hand Please note that this lot has a reserve. Wh

A carved wooden tray with raised face of Eshu and zoomorphic figures, linear designs with symbolic meaning. Such a tray is used by the babalawo (diviner) when seeking advice or faced with an illness.

Eshu Trickster Wand - Aboriginal Indigenous Art- Once ritualware from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Africa. Made of wood w/ iron brads. Male figure with straight arms along sides og body, square shoul

A Pair of Yoruba Eshu Staffs with Original Accouterments Priests Nigeria Rarely does one encounter a pair like this with all the magical and representational attachments still present. Suspende

SItzende Figur Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Gelbguss. H 18,5 cm. Provenienz: Galerie Walu, Zürich (vor 1999). - Thermolumineszenz-Altersbestimmung: 220 Jahre (+/-20 %). CHF 800 / 1 200

A rare pair of old and authentic Eshu dance wands from the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. Traditional male and female pair with evidence of ritual use and obvious age and handling. The pair m

A carved wooden effigy of the trickster god "ESHU" shown with pan flute and long braided pony tail and indigo dyed coiffure. the sculpture is adorned with a cowrie shell necklace and has an undeniable

Figur Yoruba, Nigeria vermutl. Yemi Bisiri († 1969) Ohne Sockel / without base Gelbguss. H 21,5 cm. Provenienz: Carlo Monzino (1931-1996), Castagnola. Weiterführende Literatur: Beier, Ulli (1963).

Measurements (inches) & Weight (pounds) Height: 17.5" on base Width: 6" Depth: 3.5" Weight: 2 lbs A gorgeous Yoruba Eshu staff featuring three detailed faces and a richly pigmented patina, attache

10.5" H.

32 Figur, "ibeji" Yoruba (Oyo), Nigeria Holz. H 30 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich. Über Zwillinge wurde schon immer gerätselt: Vergöttert oder verteufelt, in Legenden und

Sitzende männliche Figur der Yoruba, "onile" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Weissmetall. H 12,5 cm. Provenienz: Andreas Vontobel (1931-2011), Waltalingen. Das Wohlergehen der Yoruba-G

A TRIBAL YORUBA FIGURE. Nigeria. 14cm x 15cm x 38cm